TheBigW (William McCauley)

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That is right Mr. Anderson. And how much will Mr. Amyx stand to gain in property values when the three corners are done @ 9th & New Hampshire, I believe Mr. Amyx voted and fully supported giving away tax handouts and public parking spaces to make that happen.

"The project originally had called for O'Connell to connect to a frontage road in the business park. The new plan calls for O'Connell to extend all the way to 19th Street. But city officials said they would stop just short of connecting O'Connell to 19th Street. Instead they would wait to make that connection in a future year when the budget allows for 19th Street to be improved to handle additional traffic. "

Let's see here... 150 bucks to reserve a park in the only blue dot in the sea of red, and how much you think the expo center runs per day rental? Hmmmm, you are right I can't see why they would use that park.

The money pit need to find it's own funding in the private sector, it was said not all that long ago when they asked for money to move out there, a great deal of community members rightfully noted, they would be back in no time asking for yet another hand out....

Yep, did not even take a full year did it. Maybe the city could offer this sweet funding deal to all the property owners in town.

As an interesting note, I see this week the city is looking to ask the state of Kansas for 70 grand of tax payer money to install a automated fuel pump at the airport. Seems kind of funny that the city can find 725K to piss away on the homeless money pit, yet needs the tax payers to build the rich jet jocks & weekend chumps a fancy gas pump. There seems to be a lot of "hands out" seeking funding..... even city hall.

"7. Authorize staff to submit a KAIP (Kansas Airport Improvement Program) application for self-fueling operation at the Lawrence Municipal Airport for an estimated cost of $70,000. The grant requires a local match of 15%, or approximately $10,500."

"it would be to their advantage to share some additional information with local residents and officials about what they are considering."

It would foolish to tell the City of Lawrence leaders, chamber, or LWJ a damn thing about their plans, and in no way would it be to their advantage to tell the city a thing! Yea, lets show our hand way ahead of time, and let the City dream up some zoning or horizon 2020 BS as to why the tribe can't do what ever it is they would like to do with.... get this, THEIR LAND!

In fact that is one of the biggest problems in the leadership of the outhouse called Lawrence City Hall, thinking it's their business to butt in to others business where they don't belong nor do they have a say by law. I hope they build a really big and ugly one like the "fox" up north, and place it right up next to I-70, I hope it's really tall too so they have a nice view of it from City Hall and all the tax dollars they can't touch. I hope they hire all out of town contractors and spend as much money as they can outside of Lawrence to build what ever it is they wish to build on their new property. Welcome to Douglas County, Delaware tribe, you'll be very pleased the be in the county and not the City limits.

The problems in that office will still be there because the City left Scott McCullough, the city's director of Development Services in place. That problem child should be sent packing a long time back along with the clueless city mgr.

The City of Lawrence is Business unfriendly, small local, medium size chain or big box.... if the right people are not getting their cut of the action or the right bribes are not being paid to the right connected people/families around here.... you can plan on a major hassle from the City of Lawrence when trying to start a new business here and that is a fact!